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Jose Mourinho’s Benfica side will face Real Madrid on Wednesday in a make-or-break Champions League encounter, marking an emotional reunion for the Portuguese manager with his former club and one of his most trusted ex-players, Alvaro Arbeloa. Arbeloa, in his first managerial role at senior level, took charge of Real Madrid after Xabi Alonso, another...

Eiffel Tower honor 72 women scientists for posterity

France honor 72 women scientists – On Monday, a multidisciplinary commission presented the mayor of Paris with a list of 72 names of women who will join the exclusively male scientists whose names are inscribed on the frieze of the ‘Iron Lady.’ Gustave Eiffel decided to adorn the first floor of his tower, built in...

Firefighters battle ’emergency level’ blazes in Australia heatwave.

Two fires are currently burning at “emergency level” according to local broadcaster ABC News. Several communities have been issued emergency warnings to either evacuate, watch and wait, or shelter in place. Fire officials warn that the situation is changing rapidly and have asked locals to stay up to date with the latest warnings. The Bureau...

Spain plans to give half a million undocumented migrants legal status.The Spanish government has announced a plan to legalise the status of undocumented migrants, a measure expected to benefit at least half a million people.

Regularisation will be available to foreign nationals who do not have a criminal record and can prove they lived in Spain for at least five months prior to 31 December 2025. “This is an historic day for our country,” said Elma Saiz, Spain’s minister of inclusion, social security and migration. The measure will provide beneficiaries...

Philippines grounds ferry operator’s fleet after deadly sinking – CNA”

MANILA: The Philippines said it had grounded the passenger fleet of a local shipping line on Tuesday (Jan 27) pending an investigation, as rescuers scoured the ocean for survivors of a ferry sinking that killed at least 18 people. The MV Trisha Kerstin 3 was carrying 344 passengers and crew when it went down off...

Iran’s currency dropped to a record low of 1,500,000 rials to the US dollar on Tuesday, according to several Iranian currency tracking websites, weeks after protests sparked by the rial’s dwindling value rocked the country.

Iran’s currency drops to a record low of 1,500,000 rials to the US dollar today, according to several Iranian currency tracking websites, weeks after protests sparked by the rial’s dwindling value rocked the country. Protests over economic grievances began in late December but turned into a mass movement against the Islamic Republic, with huge street...

Extreme cold, relentless snowfall grip millions in wake of deadly US storm

Millions of Americans were experiencing extreme cold on Monday in the wake of a colossal winter storm that killed at least 23 people through hypothermia and travel accidents. Relentless snowfall means many parts of the country are still snowed in and hundreds of thousands remain without power. While skies began clearing in parts the country,...

3 French tourists drown when their boat capsizes in Oman Boat carrying 25 tourists capsizes off coast of Oman, killing three .The three tourists drowned when the boat tipped over two-and-a-half nautical miles from Oman’s capital city of Muscat.

A boat carrying 25 French tourists has capsized off the coast of Oman, killing three, local police have said. The three tourists drowned when the boat tipped over two-and-a-half nautical miles from Oman’s capital city of Muscat. Royal Oman Police said a tour guide and a boat captain were also on the ship. Two tourists...

EU and India conclude trade negotiations after nearly two decades of on-off